HIMWATS:SAVIDYA
Education · Environment · Development
Your support helps build better learning environments, stronger communities and brighter futures in the Kumaon hills.
Why donate
In the hills of Kumaon many children still go without decent classrooms, teaching materials and any access at all to a computer. A donation goes towards closing that gap.
Furniture, classrooms and the equipment a room needs before anything else works.
Computers and digital learning in schools that had none.
Fees adjusted to what a family can pay, and some children carried entirely.
Teacher training, health camps and awareness work alongside the schools.
Recognition
Six levels, and a medal struck for each. Your name goes on it if you would like it to — the amount never appears.Any amount from ₹100 is welcome — these are for those who choose to give more.
Make a donation
Any amount from ₹100 upwards. Every contribution, large or small, goes to the same work.
HIMWATS is income-tax exempt under 80G. Give your PAN on the form and the donation is reported on the society’s return, which is what lets you claim it.
The board of honourEveryone who has given, year by year. Names appear only if the donor asks — never the amount.Indian donations only here. Foreign contributions must by law go to the society's designated FCRA account — the bank details are below.
Test mode. Use a Razorpay test card or success@razorpay for UPI — no money moves, and every email goes to the developer inbox only.
Ways to give
Everything a payment needs, in one place. Indian donations only on this page — foreign contributions must by law go to the FCRA account below.
Scan with any UPI app, or send to
himwats@sbi
You choose the amount. UPI is domestic only.
For donations from within India.
For foreign contributions only, under FCRA.
Payable to HIMWATS, posted to the registered office:
Village Darah
Post Office Champawat
District Champawat, Pin 262523
Uttarakhand, India
After a transfer, a UPI payment or a cheque, email the reference to himwats.office@gmail.com with your name, address and PAN, and a receipt will follow.
Where it goes
HIMWATS has no permanent employees. It is run by volunteers and part-time educators, so a donation is not absorbed by salaries or offices before it reaches a school.
See what has been givenFrequently asked questions
Common questions about donating to HIMWATS.
Towards the work you choose on the payment form — the general fund, scholarships, Adopt A School, the science workshops or the health camps. What has been given to schools, year by year, is published on the impact page.
Card, UPI and netbanking payments on this page are handled by Razorpay, the payment gateway, and HIMWATS never sees your card or bank details. A donation is recorded, and a receipt sent, only once Razorpay confirms the payment to the society directly.
Yes. A receipt and certificate are emailed as soon as the payment is confirmed. HIMWATS is approved under Clause (ii) of the second proviso to section 80G(5), URN AAAJH0221L25LK02, PAN AAAJH0221L, valid for assessment years 2024-25 to 2028-29. Give your PAN and address on the payment form and the donation is reported on the society’s Form 10BD return, which is what lets you claim.
Not into the society’s domestic account, which is where every other option on this page pays. Foreign contributions may by law only be paid into the society’s designated FCRA account — its details are in the bank transfer section above.
Only if you choose to be listed on the payment form, and only after HIMWATS has approved it. The amount is never shown, and neither is your email, phone, address or PAN. If you would rather not be named, the gift is still counted, listed as Anonymous.
The society publishes an annual magazine, Savidya Smarika. Advertising in it supports the work directly — write to himwats.office@gmail.com for details. The magazines themselves are in resources.
Your support helps build better schools, stronger communities and more opportunities for the children of the Kumaon hills.